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Peru’s food processing industry is a dynamic sector of the national economy.

Coffee production in marketing year (MY) 2019/20 (April/March) is forecast at 4.5 million bags (60- kilograms per bag), increasing 3 percent from the previous year.

Milk production in CY 2019 at is forecast at 2.3 MMT.

Peru’s sugar industry continues grow. It is bound to reach self-sufficiency in the upcoming years.

This report outlines Peru’s regulatory requirements for food and agricultural product imports.

The U.S.–Peru Trade Promotion Agreement (PTPA) celebrated its tenth anniversary on February 1, 2019.

Peru’s Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation held events on June 14 and June 22, 2016 reviewing progress made during the administration of President Ollanta Humala (2011-16).

The 2015-16 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) weather phenomena, although weaker than originally anticipated, delayed Peru’s avocado harvest.

Demand for quinoa by health conscious consumers in the United States, Canada and Western Europe has driven the price of this Andean grain up three-fold in recent years.

For Peru the 2015-16 El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) weather phenomena came in weaker than anticipated.